It could be regarded as an anti-nuclear or even an anti-war protest song but the overriding message conveyed through the lyrics is not to forget about such events in our past: Written by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey, this track was released in 1980 and tells the story of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The song's release coincided with Margaret Thatcher's - British Prime Minister at that time - controversial decision to allow US nuclear missiles to be stationed in Britain. Lyrics: Enola Gay Father Flamethrower Enola Gay Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Urgh A Music War 1981 Enola Gay Orchestral Manoeuvres in the. The line, `Is mother proud of little boy today,' makes reference to the bombs codename `Little Boy' and probably hints at the writer's need to vent his spleen on the subject. Recurring lines highlight the exact timing of the drop and how the operation was carried out just like any other ordinary day. The song is named after the Enola Gay, the USAAF B-29 Superfortress bomber that carried Little Boy, the first atomic bomb to be used in an act of war, dropped. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark originally released Enola Gay written by Andy McCluskey and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released it on the album. Enola Gay You should have stayed at home yesterday Ah-ha words can't describe The feeling and the way you lied These games you play They're going to end in more than tears some day Ah-ha Enola Gay It shouldn't ever have to end this way It's eight fifteen And that's the time that it's always been We got your message on the radio Conditions normal and you're coming home Enola Gay Is mother proud. The lyrics clearly express McCluskey's opinion on the matter with the line, `It shouldn't ever have to end this way,' letting us know his feelings on the dropping of the bomb. The bomb, the first used in an act of war, was carried by an American B-29 plane named Enola Gay and her mission in 1945 effectively ended World War II. Written by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey, this track was released in 1980 and tells the story of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.